Fragmentary descriptions of books: unseen, imaginary, invisioned. A palimpsest of desire and satire, truth and near truth.

Monday, December 13, 2004

Prison Colony

A chronicle of the modern US prison system. Life in and out of prison and the growing overlap between the two. Milestones in prison history include when the prison population became larger than the largest city in the United States. Chapters include: The Business of Incarceration; The Return of Flogging, Branding and Clipping Fingers; The Pros and Cons of Driving Prisoners Insane.

About Me

Sole proprietor of Satire for Hire (insults for free), dedicated to finding the proper barb to place in the body politic. A professional dandy (reasonable rates) and raconteur-in-training, DemiOrator sails the bloggy waves looking for peace. Lacking that, he posts rants of disdain and mockery.